It’s been three days since “the shot heard round the world,” the one-punch knockout Louisiana lightweight Mason “Rock Hard Mighty” Menard scored over opponent Eudy Bernardo. VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1NtEYjW

In what should have been a fight against his toughest opponent to date, Menard(31-1, 23 KOs) destroyed the Dominican Bernardo, dropping him in the second and finishing their nationally televised ShoBox: Den nye generasjonen co-main event with a single right hand at 2:11 av den tredje.

In what will certainly be a “Knockout of the Year” kandidat, Menard’s devastating right hand left the formerly undefeated Bernardo unconscious and announced the 27-year-old as an unexpected fighter to watch in the lightweight division.

“I train hard, diet right. I get good sparring. I do everything to the tee. I go to church on Sundays and the blessing come true for me,” said a happy Menard, post-kampen. “It felt great to be on the world stage and perform like that. With all my people back home watching and developing new fans out of the people watching everywhere, it’s just a great feeling. I want to continue this.”

At the time of the KO, Bernardo appeared to be seriously hurt and was taken from the ring on a stretcher. He has since recovered. “I knew in my mind it’d last about three rounds, but I didn’t expect that shot to take him out,” continued Menard. “It’s a great feeling to get a victory, but I’d rather my opponent walk out of the ring. I saw he was seriously hurt and I got down on one knee and said a prayer for him.”

For Menard’s promoter, Greg Cohen av Greg Cohen Kampanjer, the victory was not unexpected, despite Bernardo being favored going in, but is still a very pleasant development.

“With one punch, Mason is now a serious contender in the lightweight division,” sa Cohen. “He’s ready for any of the champions including Jorge Linares, Rances Barthelemy or Terry Flanagan.”

With a humble nature and movie-star good looks, Cohen saw the potential in Menard immediately. “Now everyone knows what we already did. He’s a sensational fighter with true star potential. I’m very excited to be working with him.”

“I’m ready for anybody,” said Menard. “As long as business is right, I’m not scared of anybody, bringe dem på!”

Om Greg Cohen Kampanjer

En av boksing fremste salgsfremmende antrekk, Greg Cohen Kampanjer (GCP) er et godt respektert navn for staging verdensklasse profesjonell boksing hendelser og fremme elite profesjonelle krigere over hele verden.

Grunnlegger og administrerende direktør Greg Cohen har vært involvert med profesjonell boksing i ulike kapasiteter siden slutten av 1980-tallet, finslipe sitt håndverk og etablere seg som en skarp internasjonal boksing forretningsmann.

Kjennetegnes av hans evne til å oppdage og utvikle rå talent, Cohen først gjort fremmende overskrifter for sin kyndig veiledning av, blant mange andre, tidligere WBA Junior mellomvekt mester Austin “No Doubt” Ørret, som Cohen bidratt guide fra ukjent New Mexico prospektet til elite pay-per-view-nivå superstjerne.

I tillegg til ørret, Greg Cohen Kampanjer har jobbet med etablerte navn som tidligere enhetlig og to-tiden tungvekt Hasim “The Rock” Rahman og all-time-stor fler vektklasse verdensmester James “Lights Out” Toney.

Cohen currently promotes WBA Interim World Lightweight Champion Ismael Barroso, Undefeated WBA NABA Heavyweight Champion and world-rated contender Jarrell Miller, undefeated WBA NABA Middleweight Champion and world-rated contender Robert Brant, former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as current world-rated contenders including long-time elite middleweight “Mean” Joe Greene, top super fjærvekt Arash Usmanee, Kanadiske lette og TV actionhelt Tony Luis; WBA og fem-tiden Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; og Australian lette prospektet Josh kong.

Greg Cohen Kampanjer har vert verdensklasse boksing hendelser i de fineste stedene i hele USA og verden og har også stolt gitt talent og / eller innhold i flere TV-nettverk, inkludert CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG og FOX Sports Net.

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